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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Rainy Day Project - Now Just for Chuck
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 13:31:13 -0500
References: <0DC9F4667C924CD8B60CA8A07837A09A@jimnichols><515EDAF0.60701@chucknorcutt.com> <A41BF04D10C84FD9A06384AC8CE0ABE9@jimnichols>

The correct URL would help!
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4168

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
Cc: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Rainy Day Project - Now Just for Chuck


> Chuck,
>
> I repeated the book shelf shot today, using a tripod, timed shutter 
> release,
> and several apertures.  I liked this f/11 shot the best.  It is not 
> perfect,
> but tells me that this lens would probably work for me as a walk-around
> lens, and possibly for informal portraits.  I plan to explore its use to 
> see
> what it can do for me.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=467&g2_page=2
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt at chucknorcutt.com>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 9:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Rainy Day Project
>
>
>> But you gave it a very tough assignment... shooting at f/2 from close
>> range.  Even f/4 or, especially, f/5.6 might have delivered a much
>> sharper image.  I have no knowledge of this particular lens but this
>> image might be suffering from nothing more than field curvature at this
>> range.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 4/4/2013 5:19 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> While not as sharp as my favorite Leica Elmarit 28mm, it is MUCH easier
>>> to focus, and focuses down to 12 inches.  Here are a couple of rainy day
>>> snaps.
>>>
>>> An indoor shot of a bookshelf, incandescent light:
>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4102
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